Rex Burkhead and the Nebraska football team continued its bowl game preparations Tuesday evening

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Huskers Continue Capital One Bowl Preparations

By NU Athletic Communications

| 12/18/2012

Lincoln, Neb. - The Nebraska football team practiced for two
hours inside the Hawks Championship Center on Tuesday in preparation for its
New Year's Day Capital One Bowl matchup with Georgia. Offensive Coordinator Tim
Beck met with media after practice for the first time since the Big Ten
Championship Game.

Beck talked about the challenge the Husker offense will face
when playing a stout Georgia defense. The Bulldogs boast the No. 2 pass defense
in the SEC, allowing only 172 yards per game. Georgia also has one of the most
dynamic defenders in the country in junior linebacker Jarvis Jones, the SEC
Defensive Player of the Year. Jones is second in the SEC with 12.5 sacks this
season, while leading the conference in tackles for loss (22.5) and forced
fumbles (7).

“They are very athletic,” Beck said of Georgia’s defense. “They
are a typical good SEC defense.”

“It is great to see him back out here having fun,” Beck said.
“The injury was something on the back of his mind, now he is a lot more
carefree, I am really happy for him.”

With all of the senior leadership the Huskers carry this
season, Beck hopes that the class goes out the right way with a victory in the
last game of their careers.

“These guys lay it out on the line every week, they play really
hard, and I am proud of them,” Beck said. “I want to see them go out the right
way.”

Going into the Capital One Bowl with a 10-3 record, Beck
believes beating Georgia would provide a huge boost of momentum going into next
season.

“I think (a win) would be huge, Georgia is a great football
team,” Beck said. “It will get the bad taste out of our mouths and get us to 11
wins. Carrying that into next season, offensively we are young, we only are
losing a couple of seniors and we are getting most of our guys back, so I think
it would be something great to build on.”

Beck also noted that graduate assistant Vince Marrow hopes to
still coach in the bowl game even though he recently accepted a full-time
assistant job at Kentucky.

Check back at Huskers.com for more coverage Thursday as the
Nebraska football team continues to prepare for the Capital One Bowl. The
Huskers and Bulldogs kick off at Noon (Central) on New Year’s Day, and the game
will be televised on ABC.